Toronto, Ontario (Sonique Solutions) – In an era where the Calypso genre is losing some of its biggest musical icons, a team of musical professionals & enthusiasts hailing from Dominica, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Barbados and North-America is paying homage to the legendary singer, The Mighty Sparrow with an […]
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The Thrive Experts challenge you to ‘Slay Your Inner Bully’ in 2019
London, Ontario (Sonique Solutions) – For many persons, the start of every new year often brings about the desire to create some measure of positive change in their life. This February, The Thrive Experts will once again be helping individuals to transform their lives into ones of abundance, happiness and […]
CCJ ISSUES RECORD NUMBER OF JUDGMENTS IN 2018
Port of Spain, Trinidad. During 2018, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) issued 34 judgments and reasons for decision, its highest number of judgments delivered in a calendar year since it began its operations in 2005. Throughout that period, the CCJ also heard 28 new matters in both its Original […]
NEW FIRST-CLASS SEASON OPENS TOMORROW
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional players switch from white balls and coloured uniforms to red balls and white flannels tomorrow with two day/night matches in the first round of the West Indies Championship. A keen battle is expected when Windward Islands Volcanoes host four-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the […]
WARRINGTON WINS IN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT DISPUTE AT THE CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In Mariette Warrington v Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today decided that Ms. Warrington, a former General Manager of the Dominica Broadcasting Corporation (DBC), should be paid the equivalent of six months’ salary, gratuity and holiday pay totalling EC$52,3000 as damages. DBC […]
Caribbean Farmers Prepare for Coconut Boom
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago—Coconuts are a longtime staple of Caribbean cuisine, and practically an emblem of the region’s climate and culture. But a new international initiative is shifting coconut’s image to an icon for business process innovation, wealth generation and sustainable livelihoods. In the last four years, […]
St. Kitts-Nevis Explorer Youth Club tackling crime at the root!
By Dr. Neals J. Chitan A new day dawned in January 2017 when a different approach to fighting crime was adopted and championed by St. Kitts-Nevis’ Ministry of National Security and its determined and focused Permanent Secretary Osmond Petty and Minister, Prime Minster Dr. Timothy Harris. 2016 had taken the […]
MR. JUSTICE ANDREW BURGESS TO JOIN THE CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Chairman of the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) and President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders, has announced that the Hon. Mr. Justice Andrew Burgess, currently a Justice of Appeal in Barbados’ Court of Appeal, will become […]
CCJ DECLARES GUYANA’S CROSS-DRESSING LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is unconstitutional. The law, […]
ASPIRING ATTORNEY LOSES LAW SCHOOLS’ CHALLENGE AT CCJ
Port of Spain, Trinidad. The legal challenge alleging that the Law Schools’ admissions process discriminates against holders of non-University of the West Indies (UWI) law degrees was dismissed this afternoon in a judgment delivered at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). In July 2018, Mr. Jones filed an application for […]
CCJ REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE REGION
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Both Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda voted against the move to have the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as their highest appellate court in separate referenda held yesterday. President of the CCJ, the Hon. Mr. Justice Adrian Saunders said, “while the news is not what we […]
Trinidad and Tobago Food Relief Drive
Brooklyn, NY; Oct. 28, 2018 — “OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND flood victims in Trinidad and Tobago are in urgent need of immediate assistance,” says the Brooklyn-based president of Trinidad & Tobago Overseas Coalition (TTOC) in NYC, Joyce Stewart. The Diaspora public is hereby informed that TTOC, with the support of […]
THE CCJ ORDERS REFUND OF TAXES TO TOUR OPERATORS
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the case of Cruise Solutions Ltd and Discovery Expeditions Ltd v The Commissioner of General Sales Tax and the Attorney General of Belize, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today held that two companies were entitled to be repaid all general sales tax (GST) assessed, […]
DIGICEL Completes Sale and Leaseback Agreement with Phoenix Tower International
Friday 28th September 2018 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel has completed a sale and leaseback agreement with Phoenix Tower International LLC (PTI) through its Jamaican subsidiary, Phoenix Tower Jamaica Limited, in relation to a number of its towers in Jamaica, it was announced today. This sale and leaseback arrangement means PTI assumes […]
Zion releases ‘I Am’ for T&T Carnival 2019
POS, Trinidad (Sonique Solutions) – Ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival 2019, multi-talented artiste Zion is gearing up to motivate the masses with his early Soca release for the upcoming season entitled ‘I Am’. The song and its accompanying music video have already been receiving record attention since their recent […]
